Crime Rates at Sydney Road, Exeter, EX2 9AP

Sydney Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 49th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Road (EX2 9AP) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.3% higher than the Alphington average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -48.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (EX2 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 347 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exeter St Thomas (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.